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TL;DR: The Scrum Product Owner in 58 Theses. The following 58 Product Owner theses describe the PO role from a holistic product creation perspective. MORE
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can you have too many Product Backlog Items? This comes up in our Product Owner class quite a bit. The short answer is: YES! But there are some ideas that we need to explore so that your Product Backlog is well understood and actionable. MORE
TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads. Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these. MORE
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Who attends product backlog refinement in Scrum? A recent student was concerned about the amount of time Product Backlog Refinement was taking away from product development. MORE
Unbelievable: the agile manifesto turns 20. Agile leadership has grown up. With it, the community around agile frameworks of all kind has grown over the years. The Scrum community is the most favorite one of them. MORE
On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Do I Get Scrum Master Experience? A listener asked Todd and Ryan how to get Scrum Master experience after getting certified as a Professional Scrum Master. MORE
The most recent evolution of the Evidence-Based Management Guide (EBM) introduced three kinds of goals: A Strategic Goal , which is something important that the organization would like to achieve. MORE
From January 10th, 2021 the Scrum.org assessments have changed to support the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide. Even though Scrum has not changed significantly, some of the wording and descriptions of Scrum have changed. MORE
Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management, and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! MORE
Hi everyone, . Let me first start by saying: Happy New Year! Hope you had a good New Year's eve. I want to wish you and your love ones a healthy 2021 full of joy and happiness. . 2020 has been a challenging year for a lot of people. MORE
Remember the good old check-in activity for retrospectives called ESVP – Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, Prisoner? I couldn’t imagine that “Prisoner” would become so literal for me - until I found myself in a real prison facilitating a Retrospective for a group of my cellmates, political prisoners. MORE
TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients. Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? However, you are not sure that it is the right organization? MORE
Most Scrum Teams that I encounter don’t do refinement of their Product Backlog and try to work on things that they don’t understand correctly. However, if you get to the Sprint Planning event and your backlog is not ready, then you are doing it wrong. MORE
To quote The Scrum Guide 2020. Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.". . Is every problem complex? Does every solution need to be adaptive? So, is Scrum the right approach for every problem? MORE
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Team do when they deliver early? A Scrum Master wrote in and asked Ryan and Todd what should a Scrum Team do when they finish their work early during a Sprint. This is such a great problem to have! Our first step is to CELEBRATE. MORE
At a recent class, a new Scrum Master asked me for a simple example of a Definition of Done. They also wanted to understand how it differed from the concept of acceptance criteria. This post captures my answer to them and I hope it will help simplify this concept for you. MORE
There have been a few changes in Scrum Guide 2020, and I am really excited. These changes focus on ‘Values’ within the framework of Scrum. Commitment, among all kinds of values, builds trust. MORE
We are going towards the "Agile" Transformation. One of our goals is to increase velocities across all our teams by X%. Have you heard this? Marc Andreessen’s adage that “Software is eating the world” is becoming the differentiator for Industries that were previously thought to be more manual. . MORE
TL; DR: 71 Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Imposters. If you are looking to fill a position for a Product Owner in your organization, you may find the following 71 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. MORE
Story Points and velocity have been used for many years in the Scrum community and have been engrained so much in the way that things are done that most folks believe that they are part of Scrum. MORE
On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where does a Project Manager fit on a Scrum Team? We get this question pretty often, especially when speaking at conferences: I'm a project manager at company that just adopted Scrum, am I now out of a job? MORE
Imagine Developers arriving at the Daily Scrum feeling like they want the monotony of it to end. They wish they hadn't had to bother to attend in the first place. MORE
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Master do on day one? You're just starting a new Scrum Master role, and you see many opportunities to change and improve things. With so many options, it's hard to know where to begin. MORE
How can you evaluate your success as a Scrum Master using metrics? Agile metrics is a complicated topic with no one-size-fits-all solution. There are many options to choose from. Where do you even start? MORE
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why won’t the Developers attend the Daily Scrum? A past student left us a comment in our Slack channel asking how to get the Developers on their Scrum Team to attend the Daily Scrum. This is a common issue that many Scrum Masters face. MORE
What is up awesome people? I hope you had an awesome holiday break. As you may have noticed, there have been several changes introduced in Scrum Guide 2020. Scrum no longer emphasizes roles but instead accountabilities. MORE
For organizations in the midst of an agile transformation, the question “how do we know if/when we’re agile?” is pressing. When quizzed about why they want to be agile, they respond that they “want to go faster”, or maybe even that they “want to be more responsive.” MORE
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Sprint Backlog vs Product Backlog - What's the Difference? A recent student asked Ryan and Todd to talk about the differences between a Sprint Backlog and a Product Backlog. MORE
Scrum.org
JANUARY 20, 2021
Remember the good old check-in activity for retrospectives called ESVP – Explorer, Shopper, Vacationer, Prisoner? I couldn’t imagine that “Prisoner” would become so literal for me - until I found myself in a real prison facilitating a Retrospective for a group of my cellmates, political prisoners.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 21, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Master do on day one? You're just starting a new Scrum Master role, and you see many opportunities to change and improve things. With so many options, it's hard to know where to begin.
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 18, 2021
TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads. Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 6, 2021
What is up awesome people? I hope you had an awesome holiday break. As you may have noticed, there have been several changes introduced in Scrum Guide 2020. Scrum no longer emphasizes roles but instead accountabilities.
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 25, 2021
TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients. Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? However, you are not sure that it is the right organization?
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 20, 2021
Imagine Developers arriving at the Daily Scrum feeling like they want the monotony of it to end. They wish they hadn't had to bother to attend in the first place.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 10, 2021
Most Scrum Teams that I encounter don’t do refinement of their Product Backlog and try to work on things that they don’t understand correctly. However, if you get to the Sprint Planning event and your backlog is not ready, then you are doing it wrong.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 4, 2021
TL; DR: 71 Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Imposters. If you are looking to fill a position for a Product Owner in your organization, you may find the following 71 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 5, 2021
At a recent class, a new Scrum Master asked me for a simple example of a Definition of Done. They also wanted to understand how it differed from the concept of acceptance criteria. This post captures my answer to them and I hope it will help simplify this concept for you.
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO of ThoughtWorks
The software development ecosystem exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium, where any new tool, framework, or technique leads to disruption and the establishment of a new equilibrium. Predictability is impossible when the foundation architects plan against is constantly changing in unexpected ways. It’s no surprise many CIOs and CTOs are struggling to adapt, in part because their architecture isn’t equipped to evolve. This webinar will discuss what’s at stake if companies continue to use long term architecture plans.
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 27, 2021
To quote The Scrum Guide 2020. Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.". . Is every problem complex? Does every solution need to be adaptive? So, is Scrum the right approach for every problem?
Scrum.org
JANUARY 26, 2021
I sat, as an observing consultant, in my third retrospective of the day. I noticed high energy and openness as the room's buzz showed me signs that this team was genuinely collaborative.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 26, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Team do when they deliver early? A Scrum Master wrote in and asked Ryan and Todd what should a Scrum Team do when they finish their work early during a Sprint. This is such a great problem to have! Our first step is to CELEBRATE.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 10, 2021
In my last post about Professional software teams creating working software David Corbin made a good point. How do you determining what “Free from fault or defect” means?
Speaker: Shannon Lietz, Director of DevSecOps Team, Intuit
You've finally done it: You've won over C-Suite and your DevSecOps team is up and running. But how do you monitor your new program? Join Shannon Lietz, Leader and Director of DevsecOps at Intuit, and learn to lead your DevSecOps team to the top.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 10, 2021
From January 10th, 2021 the Scrum.org assessments have changed to support the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide. Even though Scrum has not changed significantly, some of the wording and descriptions of Scrum have changed.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 18, 2021
On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Do I Get Scrum Master Experience? A listener asked Todd and Ryan how to get Scrum Master experience after getting certified as a Professional Scrum Master.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 25, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Sprint Backlog vs Product Backlog - What's the Difference? A recent student asked Ryan and Todd to talk about the differences between a Sprint Backlog and a Product Backlog.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 19, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can you have too many Product Backlog Items? This comes up in our Product Owner class quite a bit. The short answer is: YES! But there are some ideas that we need to explore so that your Product Backlog is well understood and actionable.
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 4, 2021
The most recent evolution of the Evidence-Based Management Guide (EBM) introduced three kinds of goals: A Strategic Goal , which is something important that the organization would like to achieve.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 15, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why won’t the Developers attend the Daily Scrum? A past student left us a comment in our Slack channel asking how to get the Developers on their Scrum Team to attend the Daily Scrum. This is a common issue that many Scrum Masters face.
Scrum.org
DECEMBER 18, 2020
How can you evaluate your success as a Scrum Master using metrics? Agile metrics is a complicated topic with no one-size-fits-all solution. There are many options to choose from. Where do you even start?
Scrum.org
JANUARY 4, 2021
Hi everyone, . Let me first start by saying: Happy New Year! Hope you had a good New Year's eve. I want to wish you and your love ones a healthy 2021 full of joy and happiness. . 2020 has been a challenging year for a lot of people.
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Scrum.org
JANUARY 10, 2021
Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management, and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide!
Scrum.org
JANUARY 11, 2021
Story Points and velocity have been used for many years in the Scrum community and have been engrained so much in the way that things are done that most folks believe that they are part of Scrum.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 15, 2021
We are going towards the "Agile" Transformation. One of our goals is to increase velocities across all our teams by X%. Have you heard this? Marc Andreessen’s adage that “Software is eating the world” is becoming the differentiator for Industries that were previously thought to be more manual. .
Scrum.org
DECEMBER 14, 2020
For organizations in the midst of an agile transformation, the question “how do we know if/when we’re agile?” is pressing. When quizzed about why they want to be agile, they respond that they “want to go faster”, or maybe even that they “want to be more responsive.”
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Scrum.org
DECEMBER 7, 2020
TL;DR: The Scrum Product Owner in 58 Theses. The following 58 Product Owner theses describe the PO role from a holistic product creation perspective.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 22, 2021
Unbelievable: the agile manifesto turns 20. Agile leadership has grown up. With it, the community around agile frameworks of all kind has grown over the years. The Scrum community is the most favorite one of them.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 14, 2021
There have been a few changes in Scrum Guide 2020, and I am really excited. These changes focus on ‘Values’ within the framework of Scrum. Commitment, among all kinds of values, builds trust.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 22, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Who attends product backlog refinement in Scrum? A recent student was concerned about the amount of time Product Backlog Refinement was taking away from product development.
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